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COLUMBUS, GA.
WEDTCBDAT, OCTOBER *B, 1846
REMOVAL.
The Port Office and the printing material* of
the “Clumbus Times” hors been removed to
Winter’s new building east side of Broad street
above Randolph.
THE NEWS FROM MEXICO.
We f nblish to-day further interesting accounts
from Mexico, bringing up the history of events in
that quarter to several days subsequent to the
battles of Monterey. It will be seen that Gen.
Taylor was quietly in possession of that strong
city, and the Mexicans had retired to renew the
battle, whenever they can hope to do it with
success. Whatever may lie said of Gen. Tay
lor’s armistice, it is a consolation to know that
he has now instructions to push the war more
vigorously, and to cause its burthens to press
more heavily upon the Mexican Nation. We
are clear that this is the true policy. At one
time wc thought differently, and could not hut
admire and feel proud of that, benignant policy,
ao thoroughly in accordance with the spirit of
our enlightened and liberal government, which
while it aimed to force to a sense of justice, and
of right, the military Government of Mexico,
yet spared the people who it was known had so
little to do with the formation and control of the
Iron rule under which they lived. But a nearer
acquaintance with the Mexican character and
Mexican polities soon convinced us that this gen
erous forbearance while lost upon Mexico, and
fruitiest of good effects, was unjust to our own
country and to our countrymen, who arc lighting
our battles in that distant land. It was a hard
trial to one’s philosophy and to the humanity
which applauded our forbearing policy to contrast
the ferocity with which the war was waged on
one side, and the generosity on the other. W bile
our Government paid high prices for every thing
uu; troops wanted, and the soldiers individually
bought with their pay every article which they
needed, and which they might have taken;
while wc released spies and spared and humane
ly treated prisoners; the Mexicans pursued the
war with relentless cruelty against small parties
of our people wherever found, showing neither
mercy nor quarter, llad C<n. Taylor been beat
en on the Bth ami 9th of May,*it was the inten
tion of the Mexicans to ha v c left no American
soldier or officer to tell the tale of indiscriminate
slaughter to which they were doomed-. And a mo-|
meats reflection will show that that Gen Ampudia,
whocomnxwded at Monterey, ami who when beat
on was so desirous to stop the “effusion of blood”
and who appealed to the “refinement” of the
American General, would havc forgotten alibis
hypocritical cant, had he succeeded in crushing
our gallaot araxy. Butchery was what might
have beta expected from, a man who boils the
heads of lus enemies in oiL. Wc once wonder
ed and were shocked- at the vindictive ferocity of
the feeling of the Texan troops against the Mexi
cans. We thought it akin to the savage charac
ter of the Mexicans themselves. But a knowl
edge of Mexican cruelty, a nearer view of the
terrible scores of vengeance which Texas owes
to Mexico—the long arrears of blood and cruel
ty, still unrequited, put an end to our surprise.
It is an old saying, that you must “ fight the
Devil with fire,” and while the American people
can never murder prisoners, nor outrage the sa
cred rights of women and children, it is at least
right and proper, that to the utmost extent of the
rules of modern warfare, the Mexican people as
well as Government, should be madfc to feel deep
ly and grievously die iron heel of war. They
are incapable of a more generous
policy. They despise the weakness which con
uers, and thru showers wealth and favor upon
them. It is something so entirely new to them,
that they cannot fathnm. it. lletamoras, Comar
go, Monterey, Reynosa—all the Mexican towns
will confess, that Hie presence of a Mexican ar
my is far more hurtful to them than that of a
conquering American one. Plunder and cruelty
accompany one, while kind treatment and Ameri
can dollars come withthe other. If they so feel
the stings of war fawn, the armies of their own
country, how are they ta understand the dif
ferent conduct of those of their enemies 1 The
best informed .Americans who have long been
in the country, say, that we get nothing but their
contempt for such treatment, and that the only
successful inode of dealing with them is after
their own Mexican fashion-of force and retaliation.
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RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS.
It will be seen by the proceedings of the com
mittee on Relief, that our sister cities have
promptly and liberally responded to the call made
upon them by Columbus for aid.
The Hon. John Quin, acting Mayor, has re
ceived a letter from the Governor, in which he
states, “ that in consideration of the calamity
which has so recently befallen Columbus, tire
State Treasurer lias received orders not to pro
secute the claims held by the State, against the
city.” These claims arise from the loan mails,
by the State to the city, of money to build the
Bridge..
COURT MARTIAL.
A Court Martial for the trial of defaulters
from-the 66th Regiment, G. M., at the last Gen
eral Review, held* its s tting at the Court House
ia this city on the 22d iusL It was composed
of the following officers: 0L F. G. Wilkins,
President; Lt Col. F. M. Lawrence; Major W.M.
Reeves; Captains Cooper, Quia, Tankcrsley,
Canker, Motley.
A. G. Foster, Judge Advocate; A. B. Ragpn,
Clerk.
The Order of the Sovs of Temperatsce,
has been in existence about four years — the whole
number of members in the United States is 60,-
0-0. In the State of Ohio, there are 63 Divi
s ons, with 4,991 members. The report of the
v. rand Division of Maryland for the quarter end*
..ig ia June, makes the whole number of the
Order in that State 2,185 —comprising 34 Divi
sions. The amount expended for benefits dur
ing the quarter was $l4O cash received $2,773
9 ct-.—amount of cash on hand $5,245 88^.
SruxsoATi.—U is stated that 108 steam
boats have been, built at various points on the
Ohio river this srasoa. the aggregate tonnage of
which is 51,680-ton*, and. the cost $1,400,000.
The total number of steamboats on the Ohio and
Mississippi is stated t• be 750, the tonnage of
which i c !6-tyhW tons jn l the cost >12,000.-
ouiy
ffj* Pennstlvania axd Ohio Elections.
See the letter of our Washington I’otrespondent.
Citt Bonds. —An article upon the contem
plated issuing of City Bond*, to build the Rail
Road, was handed in too late for insertion in this
weeks paper.
APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESI
DENT.
Nathan Clifford, of Maine, Attorney General
of the United States, vice, Jno. Y. Mason, re
signed.
In noticing the appointment, the Union, of
, the llth nist. says—“ Our readers will perceive,
from the above official notification, that the Pre
sident has this day issued a commission of At
torney General of the United States to Nathan
Clifford, Esq., of the State of Maine. Mr. Clif
ford is now in Washington, where he arrived on
Friday, and expects to leave in the course of a
few days, to make arrangements for his residence
in this city. It is the first cabinet appointment
that Maine has ever received, and we hazard
little in the assertion that the mantle has fallen
upon the shoulders which are worth of wearing it.
Mr. Clifford is in the prime of life. On leaving
the Congress of the United States, he left a name
behind him of which any citizen may justly be
proud. In ihe national council, as well as in
his own State, he has been distinguished by the
integrity of his character, the firmness of his
principles, and tlio talents of a politician as well
as jurist.”
Correspondence of tlx* Times.
Camakgo, 15 Sept., 1846.
Gentlemen—Your Mr. Forsyth left us yes
terday in charge of a party of sick, who are
sent to the Hospitals at Matamoras. Mr. F.
was selected for this in consequence of his own
health. He was taken sick about a month ago,
anil has never so far recovered his strength as
to be able to do regular duty since. His move
ments will bo regulated by the state of the war,
and that of his health. As he does not wish
this to interfere with the correspondence of the
‘•Times” from the army, the writer, though en
gaged in other correspondence that presses ra
ther closely upon the leisure he has lrom other
laborious duties, has promised to give an occa
sional letter during his absence,
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Yesterday, elections were held for Brevet ad
ditional 2nd Lieutenants; which resulted in the
choice of
Janies Kellog, Cos. A.
Wm. Philip, “ B.
W. D. Griffin, “ C.
Roswell Ellis, “ D.
Absalom Sauls, “ E.
John Duvanny, “ F.
John A. Hunter, “ G.
No election yet. “ 11.
John Thompson, “ I. ,
No election yet. “ K.
Lieut Hervey acts as Adjutant during the - ab
sence of Mr. Forsyth. He is quite as much at
home in his new line of duties o he has always
shown himself in his official post with the “Co
lumbus Guards.” J. K.
Correspondence of tile Times.
No. 11.
Washington Citx, Oct. 20, 1846.
Having repeatedly referred to the amalgama
tion of VV higgery at the north with the various
issues of the day, I desire to prove to your read
ers beyond all cavil, that my statements as re
gards these unprincipled onddargerous coalitions
are true. I shall, therefore, now and then send
you a fe v excerpts from northern federal papers,
which go to show that while whiggery is native
ism in Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York
city, it is indeed Anti-Rentism in the interior
of New York and abolitionism every where to
the north and cast of the Hudson river..
The New York Tribune of Saturday last
says :
“Jjr’The Whigs of Albany Cos. have nomina
ted
For Congress —JOHN I. SLINGERLAND of
Bethlehem;
For Sheriff— OSCAR TYLER of Bern ;
“ CIerk —TUOMAS KIRKPATRICK of
Albany;
For Assembly —M.T. Retnolds of Albany ;
John Tailor, of Albany ;
Valentine Treadwell, of
Rensselaerv’e.
Robert Seekihk, Bethlehem.
Messrs. Slingerland, and Tyler and Tread
well are on the Anti-Rent ticket, and their elec
tion certain. All beyond is doubtful, though
we can’t believe the working Whigs will let
such men as Kirkpatrick be beaten without a
straggle. Mr. Reynolds is widely known as one
of the most eminent lawyers in the Slate.’
The Boston Atlas of Thursday or Friday last
speaking ot the subsequent trials for the legisla
ture in Maine, says ;
“ Maine. —ln Windham,on Monday last, the
Whigs and Abolitionists united and elected Dan
iel Rogers, a Whig abolitionist, on the fourth
trial. This is the last of the single districts..
All that now remain are classed districts which
vote only once in three weeks. According to
our information the House now stands 55'Whigs,
52 Loco-Foeos. Yesterday’s Advertiser, copy
ing from the Bangor Whig, concedes 53 Locos,
but this probably includes one from Hope and
Searsmont, in which district there was no l choice.
The next trial takes place a week from next
Monday.— Boston Atlas.”
The federal prints from which I here quote, it
strikes me, will be admitted by every, true whig
in Georgia as the best possible authority to show
what whiggery really is in their own region of
country.
Our defeat in Pennsylvania is total. Our
f.iends there were not prepared for such a result.
The number of votes polled barely amount to
more than half the number polled at the last Pres
idential election. There was but one free trader
in the congressional delegation from that State
at the last session, two and it may be a third have
just been elected, so that so far as this contest in
Pennsylvania has effected the prospect of the
repeal of the tariff of 1846, it is adverse to the
hopes of the friends of monopoly and speck I
‘privilege. The defeated democratic candidates
•for Congress, were in every instance advocates
for the modification ofthe new tariff', while those
who declared themselves against any modifica
tion of the law were victorious. This result will
teach men who fancy themselves democrats
while they sustain the policy of our opponents, a
lesson which it is to be hoped some of them, at
least, will profit by—soon enough to avoid a
fate which must otherwise be theirs—a total iden-
tiffbation with federalism in time to come. Such
was the-result of the conservative split'in New
York. Nat Talmadge, then United States Sena
tor, with a considerable clan at his heels stood
out against the party policy at home and in
Congress. He and the would be leaders under
him soon found their places as leaders, at home,
filled by men willing to fight under the banners
of Democracy as it waved over the party else
where. The upshot of the difficulty was natural
enough. Talmadge and his counsellors joined
the whigs as socn a- they found themselves re
pudiated by the masses. Such is to be the re
sult in Pennsylvania where the enactment of the
tariff of 1846 will not m the end have cost us
more than a thousand votes, while it will bring
ont ■ anew race of democratic State leaders,
young, courageous, well informed and eloquent,
who will elbow the present set off the boards
political. If the delegation in the present Con
gress is a fair sample ofthe intellectual -strength
of our protective party leaders in Pennsylvania,
they must he almost as weak as “Fountain water”
is, which the old women in Massachusetts say, is
“ well nigh too weak to run down hill.” There
are but lour members of the House of Represen
tatives out of the twenty-four who have claims
even to mediocrity if talent. These are C. J.
Ingersoll, Wilmot, J. R. Ingersol, ami Judge
James Thompson, and of these, again, Wilmot
though the youngest representative from the
State, is the only man of eminent abilities.—
Heretofore we have never been beaten in Penn
sylvania two years in succession, and I find no
politician of either party in this city who dreams
that the State will remain more than the year in
the hands of the Federalists.
We met with just such another reverse in
1835, when the whigs managed to come into
power through the disagreements of our friends.
They carried out the old saw—“ set a beggar on
horse back and he will ride to the devil”—char
tered the United States Bank ofPcnnsylvania,
&c., and so managed to disgust the people that
they have never since, until on this occasion,
been able to elect a majority of the lower house
of the legislature. On the whole, Pennsylvania
is as radically democratic, as Massachusetts is
Federal, and our opponents arc not able to suc
ceed in the former State more often than we do in
the latter. This result, however, will fortunately
have the effect of producing harmony in our ranks.
The election for governor comes on next year,
and the present able and talented incumbent,
Shunk, will doubtless refuse to permit his name
to go before the convention, as there is a small
wing of the party bearing such determined hos
tility to him that they are not to be relied on il
he should be nominated, as he, would be if a can.
didate for the nomination. Dr. Sturgeon, the
present Senator, uuder existing circumstances
his nine chances for the nomination ont often,
and if he becomes the candidate will assuredly
succeed.
I have written you quite a long chapter on
-Pennsylvania politics, which I trust may not
prove uninteresting to your readers, now that
the Federalists in your fstate, I presume, as else
where, are hollowing themselves hoarse, in shout
ing hossannas over a result, which increases the
anti-tariff delegation in Congress, from Penn
sylvania. I venture thus to load your columns
with comments on the state of things in the Key
Stone State, because, here all men of all parties
are eagerly weighing the pros and cons, to de
termine each, in his own mind, what this last
election forebodes.
A tricky Democrat—that is—an independent
Democratic candidate for Congress iu the District
of Ohio, composed of the counties of Wayne,
and Starke, has defeated the election of Tod
the nominee of the Democratic Convention lor
Governor. The District gave Polk some 1,700
majority, but bj swaping votes—Whigs votingt
for the independent Democrat for Congress, on
condition that his immediate followers would
vote for Bebb, the Whig candidate for Governor—
this large majority was reduced literally to nettl
ing ; and Bebb consequently succeeds by a ma
jority somewhat less than our legitimate majority
in this single District! The independent—a man
named Salem, is of course elected over Stock
weather, the firm and talented RepuMfcan, who
represents the District in the present Congress.
The former has the consolation of knowing, as
he must, that his course and that alone, has lost
us the State.
The Whigs, because lie ran against a regular
nomination have undertaken to set him down a
tariffite. When he comes to vote on the Tariff,
they will find him as radically Democratic on
that issue as John C. Calhoun himself.
The delegation from Ohio in the House, will
probably stand ten Whigs to eleven Democrats,
and thereby secure the vote of the State for a
Democratic President, if the election should go
to the House, which God forbid, say I, unless we
wish to see a second edition of the “ bargain, in
trigue and management” of 1824.
The administration are doubtless anxious that
Taylor shall push ahead with all possible energy
and dispatch, this though not avowed, for it would
not do for th&Cabinet to “talk” of their plans,
is evident to the well informed at the seat of Go
vernment. Although no orders or even advice
was sent to the commanding General to induce
him to consent to the terms on which the Ar
mistice at Monterey was made, I am inclined
to think they are well received here, as he can
hardly be ready to move before the orders to ter
minate it, will reach him. They will’ also em
brace full instructions for bis government for some
time to come. The signs are, that Tampico will
be ours even before he arrives at Saltillo; and
when he gets on so far, its possession will have
become a matter of great moment to us. Your
readers may therefore look to the Navy for next
accounts of brilliant events. The character ol
the war lias heretofore absolutely precluded our
gallant seamen and officers from actively partici
pating in the contest, arid this I fear will neces
sarily be the only opportunity which that branch
of our military service will have of showing,
that it is as efficient now, as in the last war
with Britain. The reduction of Tampico, which
must be effected in a great measure by the offi
cers and men of the Gulf Squadron, will afford
us the desired facilities for reducing the Castle of
Vera Cruz by a land attack or seige.
You have, probably seen that the Hon. N.
Clifford, of Maine, has been appointed Attorney
General, vice J. Y. Mason, now Secretary of the
Navy. It is understood in Washington, that
•Franklin Pearce, of New Hampshire, to whom
the appointment was tendered, declined giving
up a more lucrative practice of his profession.
The selection of Mr. Clifford.is well received in
political circles at the North.
The Cabinet are now. all at their posts, Mr.!
Walker having returned since the date of my
last letter. He has probably given up all inten
tion of effecting a loan under the loan law of the
last session. He could easily have obtained the
amount requisite, at 6 per cent, per annum,
which lie declined giving. The stock jobbing
Federalists backed bv'the late deposite banks, are
doing ail in their power to embarrass the finan
cial arrangements of the Treasury Department.
On the part of the latter, this is indeed a poor
re turn, for the use of the public money deposited
with them, without interest, for so many years.
They-have made millions by the use of the pub
lic funds; until at last, they appear to fancy that
they are theirs, by some species of right unknown
to the laws and institutions of the land.
Those who know th# Federal tendency of eve
ry (hiog incorporated, will hardly wonder at the
exhibition of spleen and malice against the Gov
ernment, from- these recipients of'its most
valuable pecuniary favors.
The paragraphs floating in the Northern Fed
eral papers, stating that Addison Gardiner, the
Democratic candidate for Lt. Governor, has de
clined the nomination, refers to his nomination
by the anti-rent Convention, which he repudiates,
though they are careful not to explain this.
Up to this moment, we have no news ot the
Great Brita n. She has been out, if she sailed
according to advertisement, near time enough to
make the voyage to New York and back to Liv
erpool. The next expected Steamer is now full
due.
The repairs of the Telegraph between Balti
more and Philadelphia are finished. The storm
on this day last week, rendered it unfit for use un
til yesterday. LOWNDES.
Correspondence of tlie Times.
Cincinnati, Oct. 14. 1846.
The last of the Miami Tribe of Indians passed
through this city yesterday cn route for the Os
age River via St. Louis—they have sold their
lands in Indiana to the United States, they were
located on the Wabash. After making the sale
they were very loth to leave, and had to be eject
ed by a company of United States Trcops under
command of Capt. Jewett; these troops accompa
nied them hither, and the Indians were under
the especial charge of the Government agents ;
the remnant of the tribe numbers six hundred,
a large majority seem to be females—they ap
pear to be semi-civilized, and have a tame sub
missive air about them; their head chief LaFon
lanc is a noble looking man, said to be very
wealthy, a millionaire, in possession of fifteen
thousand acres of land in his own right; he
seemed to be quite in a merry mood among his
tribe when I saw him ; had a good word to say
to all with whom he came in contact, was particu
larly polite to the ladies, pulled his fla>k out of
his pocket, and drank some whiskey, and then
handed it to some squaws—he speaks english
very well. He marched on board the steamer
with quite a majestic air, an aid de camp on
each r ide, and great observance seemed to be
paid to him by his tribe.
The Rivers are at a very low stage at present.
There are but twenty three inches of water in
some parts of the channel ol the Ohio between
Louisville and the mouth of the River, and the
Mississippi is as low as thirty inches in some
places, of course the Peytona cannot get out—
her repairs are all complete ; she is now in first
rate order and only waiting a rise of the waters
to put off. She was visited by Gen. Jessup,
when he passed through this city last week, with
a view of purchasing her for the Govemmen’
service in Mexico, for which she is peculiarly
adapted. If Capt- Grier should sell, your friends
would lose his valuable services the coining sea
son. A large amount of produce is waiting at
Pittsburg and this city for shipment to New Or
leans.
The State election passed off yesterday very
quietly in this city, every thing was conducted
in an orderly and peaceable manner, and the
greatest good humour prevailed. It is impossi
ble to tell any thing yet about the final result
At the previous Gubernatorial election, Governor
Bartley’s majority was over twelve hundred out
of over three hundred thousand votes—the demo
crats claim to carry out of this county two thou
sand majority, but this is a partial estimate and
not to be depended on strictly ; should it turn
out so, and the gain in the other counties in
proportion, David Tod the democratic candi
date is certain to be elected.
I attended the German Theatre last evening,
the play was Preciosa, the Gipsey with all the
original music of Carl Webber. The German
Theatre is under the management and direction
of a lady, Madam Thielmun, who displays a
great deal of tact and management, is her
self a fine actress and good musician. I was
amused at some of the bye play and'her adroit
ness on the Stage. She acted as prompter to
some half a dozen actors, who appeared deficient
in their parts, and while the Queen of the Gip
sies was going through an important part of her
performance, she had her side to-the audience
instead of her front, this Madam observed,
and quickly going to her, gave her nether gar
ments a twitch, which brought her full round to
her proper position, but the movement was so
prettily and quickly done, that it seemed to elec
trify the astonished Gipsy, who turned round to
see who was at the bottom of it. The whole
movement excited, my risible faculties to such a
degree that it took them all the evening to get
over the shock.
The Jews have laid the corner stone of anew
Synagogue to be built in this city.. This morning
they set out with a public processions of the tribe
of Israel in this city, headed by a splendid band
of music.
I hope the fair sex in your part of the coun
try do not make so free an appliance of powder
to their faces, as the ladies do here, they pat it
on thick, for I see it plastered on their faces as
they pass me inthe streets—looking like so much
flour. I always feel a nausea when I see it,
it surprises me that ladies will resort to such ar
tifice, and the end they aim at is defeated, for
the plaster clogs up the pores whose apertures
are on the surface of the skin, and prevents that
healthy action and natural glow which the com
bination of air and blood would otherwise impart
to the face.
The city is remarkably healthy at present—ve
ryhttle bilious or intermittent fever prevalent.
*
FIRE AT APALACHICOLA.
A tremendous fire occurred in Apalachicola on
the 16th instant, of which we give afewparticu
jars, gathered from the Commercial Advertiser.
Yesterday morning our city was nearly laid in
ruins through the villainy ofincendiaries. Three
houses were filed simultaneously, and at the
fourth attempt, the villain was shot at, and nar
rowly escaped with his life.
About 2 o’clock, our citizens were aroused by
the cry of fire—on rushing into the streets, three
buildings were discovered wrapped in flames, the
dreadful element bursting through fire proof
windows, doors and roofs, spreading distribution
all around. By dint of the greatest exertions on
the part of our citizens, our city was, after four
hours unceasing labor, saved from utter destruc
tion.
The flames were first discovered in. R. J.
Floyd’s building, on Commerce street. A few
minutes sufficed to destroy it entirely—commu
nicating then with T. L. Mitchell’s large house,
corner of Commerce and Chesnut streets, it was
also swept away, together with the tenements ad
joining; thence east every building between
Floyd’s and Simmons’ corner were levelled to
the ground—the whole square gone.
Near the same moment the store houses of B.
EJlison & Cos., and E. B. Whitmarsh, (on Wa
ter street, in another block,) were enveloped in
flames, and before the dawn of day every house
between the Bank building, corner of Water and
Centre street, and Green & Connery’s store,
were in smoking ruins;
The names of the principal sufferers appear to
be, D. B. Wood &. Cos., E. B. Whitmarsh, D.
Griswold, Avery & Jones, P. W. Cullen, estate
of D. B. Chu r&h ill, B. EU ison & Cos., New Post
Office building, H. P, Simmons, J. C. Aljgn, N.
Seymour, A Low, -A. G. Semmes, Cwroway
Smith, John Larkin, E. J. Wood, Peck & Goody,
R. J. Floyd, Thos. Mitchell, Jas. Gibson, J.
Morris; A- Klaraian, Wm. Mclntosh, Lockhart &
Young 100 bales tffeotion, insured, lumber yard
of Peter Hobert,
The best portion of the business part of the
city was not injured by the fire.
COLUMBUS, GA., 6th Ot. 1846.
The Committee met pursuant to adjournment.
Rev. Doctor Goulding in the chair.
Col. James M. Chambers presented the Trea
surers’ Receipt for §2lO collected by him which
was ordered to be entered on the minutes.
A communication from the Rev. J. J. O’Con
nell was received which was ordered to be enter
ed on the Minutes.
On motion of Rev. Mr. Cairnes—Resolved,
That the communication of the Mayor of the city
of Savannah, Ga. remitting the sum of SI4OO
contributed for the relief of the sufferers by the
late fire, also, a similar communication from the
Mayor of the city of Macon Ga. remitting the
sum of §505, and a communication from the
Mayor of the city of Montgomery, Ala. remitting
the sum of §405 50 to be respectively placed at
the disposal of this committee for distribution, be
received, and that the thanks of the committee
be returned to the donors for their very liberal
Gifts, by publication of the same in the public
prints.
On motion of Col. Jas. M. Chambers, Resolved,
That a committee of seven be appointed to classi
fy the sufferers by the late Fire in our city, in
order to final action for their relief, whereupon
the chair appointed Col. Jas. M. Chambers, Dr.
Hoxey, Dr. Pond, James N. Bethune, A. K.
Ayer, Wm. P. Yonge andP. A. Clayton as that
committee.
The meeting then adjourned until Monday
two weeks, at 3 o’clock, P. M.
THOS. GOULDING, Chairman.
Wsr. P. Yonge, Sec’ry.
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.
• (official.)
FIRST DISTRICT.—GUBERNATORIAL.
# 1846. 1845.
King. Cohen. Mc'APr. Crawf’d
Appling, 164 151
Bryan, 83 49 85 103
Bulloch, 10 233 413 27
Camden, 44 172 214 110
Chatham, 606 395 715 700
Effingham, 135 69 111 226
Emanuel, 87 119 217 206
Glynn, 157 22 19 112
Laurens, 374 18 16 589
Liberty, m 57 272 168 203
Lowndes 330 383 410
Mclntosh, 102 87 124 109
M ntgoinery 172 , 30 26 215
Tattnall, 285 52 174 201
Telfair, 128 118 75 313
Thomas, 339 210 215 431
Ware, 190 176
Wayne 25 61 96 67
2934 1907
The counties to be heard from gave King 5 ma
jority in 1844.
SECOND
Crawford. Iverson. Me Air. Crawf’d
Baker 209 371 357 204
Decatur 301 304 279 384
Dooly 225 413 427 260
Early 135 350 292 151
Houston 523 575 654 673
Irwin 22 179 258 99
Lee 223 155 185 284
Macon 289 224 292 364
Marion 311 247 349 469
I Muscogee 889 794 851 1071
Pulaski 216 319 379 249
■ Randolph 506 571 650 575
Stewart 774 632 690 904
Sumter 569 465 440 544
5202 5599
THIRD DISTRICT. _
Jones. Towns. M cAPr CrawPJ.
Bibb 430 565 724 651
Crawford 317 407 467 533
Harris 704 345 390 813
Monroe 607 576 644 733
Pike 547 . 603 783 642
Talbot 674 717 744 862
Twiggs 213 368 385 649
Upson 561 323 403 320
4083 3904
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Moseley. Haralson, McAl'r CrawFcT
Campbell 168 489 474 614
Carroll 264 744 655 394
Cweta 679 546 689 808
Fayette 415 608 631 428
Heard 289 392 398 313’
Henry 744 697 ‘ 815 884
Meriwether 502 680 833 695
Newton, 777 348 471 896
Troup 918 404 440 1005
4756 4908
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Crook. Lumpkin. McAFr Crawf’d
Cass 174 706 944 641
Chattooga 191 299 330 3'oo
Cherokee 70 538 740 533
Cobb 25 604 835 638
,Dade 240 45
DeKaib 57 492 762, 577
Floyd . 45 420 446 380
Forsyth 437 391 621 463
Gilmer 24 339 680 757
Gwinnett 133 371 624 415
Murray 160 291 355 243
Paulding 66 230 584 537
Walker 161 352 559 213
1243 5033
Both Democrats.
SIXTH district;
Cleveland. Cobb. McAVr~ CrawFd
Clarke 416 350 398 538
Elbert 545 80 168 991
Franklin 146 577 992 354
Habersham 271 675 599 529
Hall 220 424 784 388
Jackson 360 505 946 556
Lumpkin 380 695 642 517
Madison 221 222 334 338
Rabun 80 142 250 37
Union 527 217
Walton 325 471 744 505
3065 4039
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
Stephens. Turner. McAVr. CrawFd
Baldwin 222 171 268 315
Butts 192 275 375 253
Green 597 81 115. 786
Jasper 363 336 493 475
Jones 328 284 299 412
Morgan 326 194 172 576
Oglethorpe 428 141 318 425
Putnam 362 245 528 425
Taliaferro 423 22 445 424
Wilkinson 268 329 54 412
3507 2078
. EIGHTH DISTRICT.
Toombs. Flournoy. McAFr. CVawfd
Burke 308 176 332 549
Columbia- 347 150 277 522
Hancock 341 208 307 507
Jefferson 437 57 84 544
Lincoln 216 117 183 275
Richmond 553 304 474 747
Scriven 114 116 225 241
.Warren 444 188 372 607
Washington 416 402 508 629
Wilkes 414 199 354 425
3560 1917
Those in Italics are Democrats.
From the N. O. Delta, Oct. 21.
LATEST FROM HONTEREL
The steamship Galveston. Capt. Wright, ar
rived yesterday from Brazos St, Jago, via Gal
veston. She left the former place on the 14th—
the l&iter on the 18th inst. We received no let
ters by her, but have conversed with several
gentlemen who left Monterey so late as the
6th inst., and from them we learn the following
facts :
The Mexicans had marched out of the city of
Monterey, pursuant to the terms of the armistice,
passing the Rinconada, (the prescribed bounda
ry,) and drawing up at Luis Potosi; and our
Army was in full possession of Monterey.
We have seen a letter from Gen. P. F. Smith,
(Col. Smith.) He says, speaking of the bat
tle :
“ We have taken 32 pieces of brass cannon,
“ and an immense amount of ordnance stores,
“ and are now in possession of all the works,
“ city, and surrounding country .”
The Mexican force at Monterey could not
have been less than 10,000 or 12,000 men; and
now that their Forts have been examined by
our Engineers, they are pronounced to be of
the strongest and most scientific construction—
impregnable, indeed, it would seem.
There is a j-oii t in the programme not be
fore known, which is : that the first flag of truce
proceeded from Gen. Worth. He asked for a
cessation of hostilities, so far as his command
and the division opposed to it were concerned,
while they would be burying their dead in a
common grave. This was refused. Ampudia
some time thereafter sent a flag to Gen. Worth,
asking a cessation of arms until he could con
vey the women and children of th city out of
the town. To this Geneial Worth would not
listen. Ampudia next sent a flag of truce to
Gen. Taylor, asking on what conditions he
would grant an armistice. Gen. Taylor replied
that the conditions should be that they would
surrender as prisoners of war. This Ampudia re
jected, and then at the suggestion of some of his
officers, General Taylor sent a commission to
the Mexican General, composed of Gen. Worth,
Gen. Henderson of Texas, and Col. Davis, of
Mississippi, to arrange the terms of an armis
tice, and they fixed on the terms finally agreed
to. Notwithstanding this, we learn that strong
dissatisfaction is expressed towards Gen. Taylor,
more particularly among the volunteer wing of
the Army, for having assented to the armistice.
The Mexicans, they believed, would not have
held out may hours longer, and they (the A
mericans) had plenty of ammunition, at least
for the small arms; and all the Mexican cannon
of heavy calibre were left in Monterey. But
the Mexicans, it seems, were still more dissatis
fied with their General, —for, two days after the
capitulation, they elected Gen. Mejia to the com
mand, in the in the place of Ampudia. They
felt disappointed in the numereial force of the
Americans: they thought it vastly stronger than,
in taking possession of the city, they found it to
be; and here it may be proper to remark, that at
the t ime of the capitulation, the enemy held pos
pession of the Cathedral as well as the Citadel.
The number of Mexicans killed and wounded
has not been ascertained. It is believed to be
2000. The number of the American killed and
wounded is set down at 560, of whom 260 are
believed to hare been killed.
Lieut. Col. McClung, who was erroneously
reported dead, is living, and strong hopes are en
tertained of his recovery.
The robber chief Canales, with a large force
under his command, is at San Fernando* indul
ging in his favorite system of warfare, wherever
he can find isolated or detached parties of the
American army. He has killed, m one in
stance, a Texan sutler, and in another, taken
some thirty pack mules, carrying on stores from
Camargo to Monterey. The Texan volunteers,
Rangers an ‘ all, are discharged. Two of our
fellew-citizens bad affairs of honor on hand,
which were to have been settled by the last resort,
on the 7th inst. Col- Balie Peyton, had struck
Brig. Gen. Marshall, of Kentucky, for which he
had challenged him; and young Mr. Musson,
who was with the army as Mr. Peyton was—a
volunteer aid—was struck by Capt. Shivers, of
the Mississippi Volunteers, whom he challenged.
The wounded in Monterey were doing well,
and there waslittle or no sickness there.
The following congratulatory order of Gen.
Taylor has been issued to the army :
HF.AD-CiUARTERB, ARMY OF OCCUPATION,
Camp near Monterey, Sept. 27, 1846. 5
ORDERS—No. 123.—The commanding Gen
eral has the satisfaction to congratulate the army
under his command upon another signal triumph
over the Mexican forees. Superior to us in
number, strongly fortified, and with an immense
preponderance of artillery, they have yet been
thriven from point to point until forced to sue for
terms of capitulation, Such terms have been
granted as were considered due to the gallant
defence of the town and to the liberal policy of
oar own Government.
The General begs to return his thanks to his
commanders, and to all his officers and men, both
of the regular and volunteer forces, for the skill,
the courage, and the perseverance, with which
they have overcome manifold difficulties, and
finally achieved a victory shedding lustre upon
the American arms.
A great result has been obtained, but not
without the loss of many gallant and accomplish
ed officers and brave men. The army and the
country will deeply sympathise with the families
and friends of those who have thus sealed their
devotion with their lives.
By order of Major-General Taylor.
(Signed) W. W. S. BLISS, As’t. Adj’t Gen’l.
Official— Geo. A. McCall, Acting Adjt Gen’L
Lieut. E. R. Price —His Meeancholt
Fate. —lntelligence was received at Natchez on
Monday last of the fate of Lieut. Ezra R. Price,
who, in company with two other United States
Volunteers, had left Camargo some weeks since
to join the command of Gen. Taylor during his
advance to Monterey. The informant states
that the bodies of Mr. Price and his two com pan*
ions, were found lying in- the grass some dis
tance from the road leading from Camargo to
Monterey, completely riddled with bullet holes !
The bodies of seventeen Mexican soldiers were
laying scattered around them. Mr. Price was
the brother-in-law of Lewis Sanders, Jr., of
Natchez, and was associated with him in the
practice of law. When the requisition was
made upon the State of Louisiana for Volunteers,
he enrolled himself in the “ Sparrow Guards,”
then being raised at Concordia, and was elected
2d Lieutenant of the Louisiana Volunteers, he
determined to still devote himself to the cause of
his country, and proceeded to Camargo for that
purpose, meeting with the above untimely fate.
Ashe and his two companions were armed with
revolving pistols, it is supposed that they must
have killed the seventeen Mexicans in a most
desperate encounter. —N O Tropic.
ACQ,UITTALi OF CAPT. McMAIIOJff.
We are exceedingly gratified to learn that a
letter was received in this city, yesterday, which
stated^that Capt. McMahon, ofthe Irish Jasper
Greens, had been honorably acquitted of all
charges preferred against him connected with the
riot of the Georgia Regiment of the 31st August
We were under the impression, from the very
first, that the statements in regard to this whole
affair were greatly exaggerated, and that if Capt.
McMahon did any thing wrong, it was attributa
ble to the misconduct of others, rather than to
any improper feelings or motives on his own
part. We are now most happy to have these
impressions more than confirmed by. the decis
ion of a. court-martial, before which all the facts
were fully developed. We are happy for tlic
credit of the city, for the- sake of Capt. McMa
hon’s family, and for bis own sake, that this tem
porary cloud has passed away, and that he may
yet have an opportunity to win laurels in the
service of his country.
From the same source from which we have
the above, we also learn'that several of the Jas
per Greens have been allowed leave of absence ;!
among them are Messrs. Thos. Burke, Charles
Farrclly, and David Lynch, all on account of
sickness, or causes of a similar nature.
[Savannah Republican.
Tipes and Presses. —The New York Sun
has 50,000 subscribers, and we are told in its
columns recently, that its types need renewal
every eight weeks. It claims to have no less
than 200.000 readers daily.
F O RE lirN.
BY MAGNETIC TKLEOHAFII.
[Transmitted for the Baltimore American.}
ARRIVAL OF THE CALEDONIA.
FOURTEEN DAYS LATER FRWft EUROPE.
New York, Oct. 21, 1846.
The Great Britain ashore on the Irish Coast
Her passengers all safely landed—Murriagc
of the Queen of Spain—Advance in Cotton
— Flour, Gram, and produce markets buoy
ant.
The steamer Caledonia, Capt. Lott, arrived at
Boston at a quarter past eleven o’clock last night
bringing Liverpool dates to the 4th inst.
The steamer Great Britain, Captain Hoekerr,
left Liverpool on the 22d ult. for New Yoik,
with ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIVE PASSEN
GERS, and on the same night she went asuorx
at Rathraulin, in Dundruui Bay, Coast of Ire
land. The passengers were all safely landed.—
At the latest accounts she had not been got off
Her cargo had not been discharged. The par
ticulars of this disaster will Ire found annexed.
The Surgeon of the Great Britain was the
first who landed, with the Mail Bags, with
which he proceeded to Liverpool via Belfast
they were brought to the United States by the
Cunard steamer Caledonia, Capt. Lott. In the
course of the following day, Wednesday, the
23d, a large number of the passengers proceedcd
to Warren Point, others to Downpatrick, wkV
the intention of returning to Liverpool, a large
number proceeded to the latter place, where the
scene of Thursday, the 24th, morning presented
one that the people of that little Irish village ne
ver before witnessed. Four horse coaches, and
some dozen jaunting cars, loaded with passen
gers, proceeded at the same time to Belfast, to
take passage by the * teamer W indsor, which
sailed on that day for Liverpool. Amongst
these passengers were the distinguished Dansus
cs Viennoses, forty-eight in number.
During the day the steamer Prince of Wale*
went round from Belfast to render the Great
Britain assistance; it was tried at high water to
pull her off, and found to be impossible. Sho,
therefore returned to Belfast, taking forty of the
little fairies and their guardians to that city, oil
their way back to Liverpool.
A letter dated Dundrum Bay, Oct. 2d, con
tains the following:
‘•The Great Britain remains in nearly the
state as when you left. She is making littlo
more water; the pumps were working nearly all
day yesterday. They have got the cargo out,
and are now discharging the coal on the beach.
There are two steam vessels here. Should Mon
day be fine they will try to take her off at high
tide. I hear this evening the Ncwry steamer is
to be here on Monday with two others, to try if
they can move her.”
The Royal marriage in Spain forms the most
prominent point of discussion in the European
journals. The London Times and the Morning
Chronicle protest in strong terms against the
Montpensier union with the Infanta of Spain.—
The European Times says that the English Go
vernment seems disposed to do all it can to avert
this end.
In Ireland every means arc being taken to find
the ppople employment, which is equivalent to
finding them with food elsewhere; nevertheless
thcFe have been some famine riots in various
parts of Ireland.
There has been large sales of Cotton, and pri
ces, if anything, were a shade higher. The mar
ket for all kinds of produce continued buoyant,
and at rapidly advancing prices.
Wilmer & Smith caution their friends in tin's
country against wild speculation, as the money
and enterprize of England will find and bring
food from every quarter of the earth if necessa
rp.
The news from the Continent is not impor
tant.
INDIA AND CHINA.
The Hews by tbc extraordinary Express, ii
anticipation of the Overland Mail, was publish
ed by the morning papers on Tuesday. The
intelligence is of little importance. A variety
of reports are in circulation respecting the un
settled state of affairs on the northwest frontier.
The Sikhs, it is said, are determined to re-organ
ize their Army, but several of the Hill tribes
are already dissatisfied and it is exjiected that
they will refuse to submit. Under these cir
cumstances, Mahar Rajah’s government, has
remained already at Lahore for a longer period
than that already fixed by the Governor Gener
al. Our intelligence from China speaks of tHo
preparations making for the evacuation of Chu
san.
LATER FF97I INDIA.
Despatches from Bombay, to August 27, have
been received by extraordinary express via Tristc.
The Seikh Government was in a tottering state.
The British Authorities were in anticipation of
a revolt, and were busy preparing for the emer
gency, for the purpose of suppressing it.
AGRICULTURE lit MEXICO.
The Matamoras Flag makes the following re
marks on the growth of the sugar cane on tho
banks es the Rio Grande, and the general neglect
of the agricultural advantages of the country by
the people of Mexico:
“The sugar cane grown on the Rio Grande is
said to yield more to the acre and to require less
labor in the cultivation than in the best districts
in Louisiana or Texas, and with the proper cul
ture would equal the produce of Cuba both in
quantity and quality. The cane, after being
planted, is left by the Mexicans to manure with
out any further attention being given to it, and
from what we can* learn little is grown any
where on the river, although the whole country
is alike productive. The same may be said m
regard* to cotton, tobacco and corn, which pro
duces here equal to any other part of the world.
Yet with all the advantages the Mexicans pos
sess both in. soil and climute, not a sufficiency of
either of •he articles are raised to supply the im
mediate want- of the inhabitants. . The tobacco
growth is mostly monopolized bv the government,
and to possess themselve- of an article which all
use and all could grow, they are reduced to the
necessity of smuggling it into the country. Large
quantities are brought in in this way ; in fact
it has been tire principal item of traffic between
the citizens of Western Texas and the Mexican
population on the Rio Grande for a number of
years. Tobacco, such as is used for making ci
garitos, which is purchased in New Orleans at
from §1 to §1 50 per cwt. when baled up and
smuggled into Mexico has been known to sell
at fifty, sixty, and seventy-five dollars the cwt k .
Even i.ow, when this tobacco is taken to any
of the towns not immediately on the river, it
commands readily from twenty-five to thirty dol
lars. And this, too* as we have before said,
when an article equally as good can be grown
all over the country. So with cotton, which is
smuggled in for the consumption of the manu
factories, not a sufficiency being raised to sup
ply the limited number in operation. ’
The Propertx of Married “Women. —The
New York State Convention, now engaged in
forming anew Constitution, for that State, have
adopted the following by a majority of 14.
“Sec. 14. All property of the Wife, owned
Bv her at the time of marriage, and that acquired
by her afterwards, by Gift, Devise of Descent, or
otherwise than from her Husband, shall be her
separate property. Laws shall be passed pro
viding for the Registry of the Wife’s Separate
Property, and more clearly defining the rights
of the Wife thereto; as well as the property held
by her with her hits’ and.”
Laws, similar to the principles of the above
thus incorporated in the New York Constitution,
have been lately passed in Alabama, Mississippi
and several other States. Although for the past
two Legislatures in Georgia, efforts to secure the
property of married women have been defeated,
yet we cannot but believe they will yet succeed.
Founded in justice and humanity, we have been
surprised at the continued and successful opposi
tion so long to such a measure—but. like all other
innovations upon the “ways of old” the people
require much reflection before they will make a
change. Relying upon the good which may
result from such reflection, and having hereto
fore said much upon this subject, we shall abstain
from making further remarks at this time.— (-a.
Journal.